www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Karen Lewishttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/karen-lewis/?utm_medium=RSS2014-05-05T20:09:21-04:00Chicago teachers will forgo 4th year of contact2014-05-05T20:09:21-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/5/chicago-teachers-will-forgo-4th-year-of-contact/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CHICAGO (AP) - Karen Lewis says the Chicago Teachers Union will forgo the fourth, optional year of the contract that ended the 2012 teachers' strike.</p> <p> That will mean the current contract will expire in June 2015, shortly after Chicago's mayoral election. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to seek ...Union boss Karen Lewis blames 'rich white people' for Chicago's education woes2013-06-19T13:35:14-04:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jun/19/union-boss-karen-lewis-blames-rich-white-people-ch/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis tore into Mayor Rahm Emanuel's kitchen cabinet Tuesday, blaming racism and "rich white people" for why the city's schools are in a fiscal crisis, the Chicago Tribune reported.</p> <p>"Members of the status quo, the people who are running the schools and advising the mayor ...Rahmbo redux: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, teachers in another ugly battle2013-03-27T11:17:07-04:00Ben Wolfganghttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/27/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-teachers-another-ugly-b/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Just six months after a strike shut down city schools, Chicago teachers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are again at each other's throats.</p> <p>Led by the Chicago Teachers Union, thousands rallied Wednesday afternoon against the mayor's plan to shutter more than 50 underperforming schools across the city, one of the largest ...SCANLON: Teachers unions will pay a price for the Chicago strike 2012-09-21T18:39:10-04:00Terrence Scanlon http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/21/teachers-unions-will-pay-a-price-for-the-chicago-s/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In the wake of the strike by the Chicago Teachers Union, many people wonder what the union is complaining about.</p> <p>After all, Chicago teachers make an average of $76,000 for a nine-month year, 60 percent higher than the average annual income for a family in Chicago and 58 percent more ...Chicago teachers await vote that could end strike2012-09-18T10:06:00-04:00Sophia Tareenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/18/chicago-teachers-consider-offer-ending-strike/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHICAGO &mdash; As they awaited a vote that could end Chicago's first teachers strike in 25 years, teachers were balancing their desire to get back to class with lingering doubts and questions about a proposed contract that could mean major changes to their pay and job security.</p> <p>Chicago Teachers Union ...Weighing offer, Chicago teachers remain on strike 2012-09-16T19:06:47-04:00Sophia Tareen and Tammy Webberhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/16/chicago-teachers-union-declines-vote-strike-contin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHICAGO &mdash; Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they first wanted to consult with their full membership before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that will keep 350,000 students out of class for at least two ...Talks to end Chicago teacher strike make progress2012-09-13T14:39:45-04:00Sophia Tareenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/13/talks-end-chicago-teacher-strike-make-progress/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHICAGO (AP) &mdash; Negotiations between union and school officials in the nation's third-largest school district resumed Thursday with an air of optimism and signals that a teachers' strike could end soon.</p> <p>Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said students could be back in class by Monday, a week after teachers ...Chicago teachers go on strike for first time in 25 years2012-09-10T09:03:26-04:00Don Babwin and Sophia Tareenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/10/chicago-teachers-go-strike-first-time-25-years/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><span>CHICAGO </span>&mdash; For the first time in a quarter-century, thousands of Chicago teachers walked off the job Monday, escalating a bitter contract dispute over evaluations, job security and other issues and forcing parents to scramble for somewhere to send idle children.</p> <p>Both sides went back to the bargaining table around ...American Scene: CDC says West Nile cases rise 40% in one week2012-08-29T19:27:05-04:00THE WASHINGTON TIMEShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/29/american-scene-cdc-says-west-nile-cases-rise-40-in/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002 and 2003, federal health officials said Wednesday.</p> <p>So far this year, 1,590 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with 66 deaths.</p> ...